Arts & Culture

HOLLYWOOD — At the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF)’s 25th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, February 26, at West Hollywood Park, Sir Elton John and his husband, David[...]

NEW YORK — Neery Melkonian was a groundbreaking contemporary art curator, critic and writer. Before her death in July 2016, she created an important legacy of critical discourse and community[...]

OTTAWA — Filmmaker Atom Egoyan was named a Companion of the Order of Canada earlier this month for his contribution to Canadian culture. Created in 1967, the Order of Canada,[...]

NEW YORK — The Armenian Mission to the United Nations (UN) will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the nation’s membership in that body with a concert at Lincoln Center on[...]

By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff NEWTON, Mass. — By now there are a good number of documentaries on the Armenian Genocide, but as good as some of the older ones[...]

BOSTON — The Signature Series at Berklee on March 8 presents the ninth annual Berklee Middle Eastern Festival. This year’s edition features the music of Armenian pianist and composer Tigran[...]

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. — The Sonoma State University (SSU) Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series sponsored by the Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture Fund, Center for the Study of the Holocaust and[...]

By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN — Armenians have lived throughout the world and participated in many different cultures both in the past and present. A powerful example of this[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator CONSTANCE, Germany — For almost a decade, a photographic exhibition on the “Nakba,” the expulsion of the Palestinians from their lands in 1947-48,[...]

NEW YORK — Another Balakian is making news; a new website has been launched to chart the history of sports medicine pioneer and inventor of electrolyte-rich beverages for athletes, Dr. Gerard[...]

By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff BELMONT, Mass. — “Simon’s Way,” a short feature film from Armenia, will be screened at the Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston in Belmont on Sunday,[...]